Regional Chair to replace Petrowski on NRPS Board
CKTB News has learned Regional Chair Alan Caslin will be filling the seat left vacant on the Niagara Police Services Board following Vice Chair Andy Petrowski's surprise resignationThe news came in a...
View ArticleAdditional PD Day for Niagara's students this year
Parents with school age children in either the Catholic or Public Boards in Niagara are being advised of an additional PD Day for this year. There won't be any classes for students on Friday April...
View ArticlePublic safety concerns prompt closure of Lakeside Park Pavilion
Citing structural integrity concerns, Lakeside Park Pavilion in Port Dalhousie has been sealed off.The inspection by a third-party engineering firm determined the existing structure, combined with snow...
View ArticleRobbery charge in Niagara Falls
A botched robbery attempt in Niagara Falls.Regional police say around 10:40pm last night a man entered a convenience store in the Main and Ferry area.While in the store, the suspect attempted to...
View ArticlePremier calls situation in Saudi Arabia involving Ontario colleges...
Premier Kathleen Wynne says it is unacceptable to her that two Ontario colleges are operating campuses in Saudi Arabia that don't admit women students.Niagara College and Ottawa-based Algonquin College...
View ArticleDo you recognize these shoes?
Niagara Police are hoping a pair of shoes will help them idenfiy a man found dead in the waters of Lake Ontario in Niagara on the Lake.Officers found the man's body back on October 8.He's described as...
View ArticleCeline Dion's husband will be laid to rest today
Hundreds of people are streaming into Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica this afternoon for Rene Angelil's funeral.The service for Celine Dion's late husband is set to get going later than the scheduled 3...
View Article1 dead in listeria outbreak linked to packaged lettuce
Packaged salads produced at a Dole facility in Ohio are linked to one death in Michigan, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.The CDC said 12 people in six states have been...
View ArticleOscars announce reforms to diversify
The film academy is pledging to double the number of female and minority members by 2020, and will immediately diversify its leadership by adding three new seats to its board of governors.Academy...
View ArticleBREAKING: Premier says there are victims following Saskatchewan school shooting
The premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan says there has been a shooting at a grade 7 through 12 school in an aboriginal community in the provice.Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says there...
View ArticleUber gets taxi brokerage license in Toronto, UberX still acting outside bylaws
Controversial ride-hailing company Uber says it has received a taxi brokerage license from the City of Toronto for its taxi service.Uber spokeswoman Susie Heath says it has been working with the city's...
View ArticleRECALL: Canadian Tire recalls more than 87,000 booster seats
More than 87,000 child booster car seats sold at Canadian Tire stores are being recalled because they fail to meet safety regulations.The retailer says four models of booster seats made by Transtek...
View ArticleParts of Niagara under weather alert
St.Catharines, Grimsby and Northern Niagara are under a special weather statement.Environment Canada saying there will be snow tonight from lake effect flurries off of Lake Ontario.Cold northeast winds...
View ArticleMaxmillions winning ticket sold in Ontario
There was no winner in last nights $55 million Lotto Max draw.However, 3 of the 14 Maxmillions prizes were won by 4 ticketholders in the country, one of which was sold in Ontario.The $1 million ENCORE...
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Public Health Agency connects U.S. and Canadian listeria outbreaks
The Public Health Agency says it believes there is a connection between a listeria outbreak in five provinces and one in the US.The outbreak has prompted Dole to withdraw packaged salads from Ontario,...
View ArticleUber receives license in Toronto
Controversial ride-hailing company Uber says it has received a taxi brokerage license from the City of Toronto for its Uber Taxi service which connects riders with cab drivers in the city through a...
View ArticleConsulting firm tells CRTC that half of local TV stations could shut down by...
As it prepares to launch public hearings into the viability of local TV, the country's broadcast regulator is being told that nearly half of local stations could shut down by 2020.The warning comes in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Regional Chair to replace Petrowski on NRPS Board
UPDATE: Chair of the Police Services Board, Bob Gale, spoke with CKTB's Lee Sterry yesterday and says that while Caslin will be appointed to the board, he will not be filling the vacant 'Vice-Chair'...
View ArticleNo winning ticket for $10M Lotto 6-49 jackpot
No one has the winning ticket for the 10-million-dollar jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 6-49 draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on January 27th will be approximately 14-million. The...
View ArticleRIDE nets drug seizures in St Catharines
Niagara police stopped 350 vehicles in RIDE spot checks last night in St Catharines.They led to the seizure of marijuana.Two drivers were tested to determine if they were under the influence of drugs,...
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